Has anyone had any good/bad experiences with Eve on Windows 8.1? My laptop has Windows 8, and has been asking me to upgrade to 8.1 for ages now. The only real reason I haven't is in case it messes with Eve. Any advice/experiences would be appreciated.

Ugh Win 8 is eyeball shredding madness

Dont let Microshaft tell you what to do.

Stick with anything other than Win8.

Win8 = LoseIt

Ugh Win 8 is eyeball shredding madness

Dont let Microshaft tell you what to do.

Stick with anything other than Win8.

Win8 = LoseIt

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When people complain about windows 8, A good majority of the time they're complaining about the metro UI, Which is really for the most part optional.

... and the fact that it defaults to downloading fullscreen apps for skype etc even if you have three 30" monitors

- or the counter intuitive way it handles multiple screens

... and the whole closing apps by swiping down and switching by swiping left right is just dumb with a mouse

- or the lack of any indication how many apps are actually still running

- and the way it tries to trick people into logging in with a microsoft account which plays havoc on business lans especially running samba shares

- and the way there is no easy way to tell what desktop programs have been installed on an unfamiliar PC

- the extra mouse clicks to do simple tasks

- defaulting to apps rather than installed full feature desktop versions when opening documents

- a total stuff up with wireless networking where WIN8 cannot communicate with many dualband wireless routers at all

The list goes on.

I work in IT. Most support people hate it. Of course most sales people (cos its all they can get to sell) will tell you its great.

Whilst Win8 is pathetic and annoying and frustrating ... the only issue I have had with EVE is a regular "Windows is out of memory message" even though I have 8Gb of ram.

EVE works fine with 8.1.

I, however, am still running 7 Ultimate x64, because I love it

Been using Eve on windows 8.1 since 8.1 came out. Zero problems. It's my favorite OS.

Windows 7 is the new Windows XP where Windows 8 is the new Windows Vista.

Like with XP, I'll be using Windows 7 until the bloody end.

actually they broken search functionality in 8.1.
In 8 you could press "Win" and then "device ma" and get link to Device Management.
In 8.1 you get nice links to some garbage collectors of internet like msn.com and other.... And you actually can't find anything oon your own PC.....

Other things i'm perfectly Ok with

Win 8.1 on an SSD is the fastest OS I've used in a long time.

I don't use apps/metro interface.

Windows-key is my best friend. So much easier and quicker to find to load diagnostic tools. I liked Win7, but cringe whenever I have to work on a win7 box these days. Seems so clunky and old fashioned.

We've brought about 50% of our users over and continue to upgrade at any opportunity.

KB

Has anyone had any good/bad experiences with Eve on Windows 8.1? My laptop has Windows 8, and has been asking me to upgrade to 8.1 for ages now. The only real reason I haven't is in case it messes with Eve. Any advice/experiences would be appreciated.

Whilst Win8 is pathetic and annoying and frustrating ... the only issue I have had with EVE is a regular "Windows is out of memory message" even though I have 8Gb of ram.

You're an idiot.

Windows 8 is as good, if not better than windows 7 in terms of its UI.

EVE works fine with 8.1.

I, however, am still running 7 Ultimate x64, because I love it

... and the fact that it defaults to downloading fullscreen apps for skype etc even if you have three 30" monitors

- or the counter intuitive way it handles multiple screens

... and the whole closing apps by swiping down and switching by swiping left right is just dumb with a mouse

- or the lack of any indication how many apps are actually still running

- and the way it tries to trick people into logging in with a microsoft account which plays havoc on business lans especially running samba shares

- and the way there is no easy way to tell what desktop programs have been installed on an unfamiliar PC

- the extra mouse clicks to do simple tasks

- defaulting to apps rather than installed full feature desktop versions when opening documents

- a total stuff up with wireless networking where WIN8 cannot communicate with many dualband wireless routers at all

The list goes on.

I work in IT. Most support people hate it. Of course most sales people (cos its all they can get to sell) will tell you its great.

You're an idiot.

Windows 8 is as good, if not better than windows 7 in terms of its UI.

Had the same issue it had something to do with the registry settings Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200. Went into the registry and and made a few edits to it and now its all good. Also downloaded the most recent drivers for the E2200 that came out not to long ago. My comp has been running smooth ever since.

Has anyone had any good/bad experiences with Eve on Windows 8.1? My laptop has Windows 8, and has been asking me to upgrade to 8.1 for ages now. The only real reason I haven't is in case it messes with Eve. Any advice/experiences would be appreciated.

You're an idiot.

Windows 8 is as good, if not better than windows 7 in terms of its UI.

actually they broken search functionality in 8.1.
In 8 you could press "Win" and then "device ma" and get link to Device Management.
In 8.1 you get nice links to some garbage collectors of internet like msn.com and other.... And you actually can't find anything oon your own PC.....

Other things i'm perfectly Ok with

- or the counter intuitive way it handles multiple screens

... and the whole closing apps by swiping down and switching by swiping left right is just dumb with a mouse

- or the lack of any indication how many apps are actually still running

- the extra mouse clicks to do simple tasks

The list goes on.

I work in IT. Most support people hate it. Of course most sales people (cos its all they can get to sell) will tell you its great.

Win 8 has caused me nothing but issues. One of the more hilariously aggravating side effects is their touch screen implementation combined with some of the manufacturer's drivers on my laptop. It makes the launcher utterly unusable(the computer thinks the launcher is on the touchpad interface, and the mouse cursor bounces off that portion of the screen while the launcher is the active window), and has relegated that machine to being used mostly for single clients, while my desktop Win 7 still runs like a dream and actually has a start button.

The reasons that I avoid "APPS" like the plague are many. So long as you take the time to force windows 8 to behave less like metro and more like windows the better your experience gets.

^^this

Not empty quoting.

The day Eve stops working on Win 7, is the day I'll consider options.

Win 8 can die by fire

Me and my dad were going to get a laptop for my grandma so that she could browse the web and send emails. We wanted a windows 7 laptop, but all the store had were windows 8 laptops (because microsoft is great company and they want to force their awesome operating system on you). We told the sales person that we did not want windows 8, because we had no experience with it and we heard very bad stories about it. The sales person offered us a 'course' in windows 8, because windows 8 is supposedly very awesome. We told the sales person that if even we did not know how to use windows 8, my grandma at the age of 80 would certainly not be able to use it before she died. We left the store without a laptop and bought a second hand one with windows 7.

tldr: Don't use windows 8

You know that every WIn 8 Laptop is downgradable to WIn 7 right?

For a fee or free? I'd like to know because I'm dreading my next computer purchase

Well, I work in the it community and deal with lots of different companies, not one person I've spoken to likes it or wants it, demand for win7 has gone up. I'm the only one who doesn't mind windows 8 in work, most of my colleagues want it to die in a fire.
edit, eve works well for me on 8.1

Hi! Bunch of people here who have absolutely no problem with Windows 8. So that anecdote is out the window, right?



Anyway:

Using windows 8.1 here. Occasional graphics problems (driver halts), but I'm pretty sure that's down to the overclocked (from factory) graphics card, not liking Firefox.

There's supposed to be an update coming out some time in the near future which returns the start menu (with a few live tile spaces on it. actually looks neat) which should take care of most people's problems with 8. From a behind the scenes perspective, it's the better and more secure OS.

(remember to update to 8.1 update 1. As if you don't, you won't get any more updates)

Hi! Bunch of people here who have absolutely no problem with Windows 8. So that anecdote is out the window, right?



Anyway:

Using windows 8.1 here. Occasional graphics problems (driver halts), but I'm pretty sure that's down to the overclocked (from factory) graphics card, not liking Firefox.

There's supposed to be an update coming out some time in the near future which returns the start menu (with a few live tile spaces on it. actually looks neat) which should take care of most people's problems with 8. From a behind the scenes perspective, it's the better and more secure OS.

(remember to update to 8.1 update 1. As if you don't, you won't get any more updates)

Has anyone had any good/bad experiences with Eve on Windows 8.1? My laptop has Windows 8, and has been asking me to upgrade to 8.1 for ages now. The only real reason I haven't is in case it messes with Eve. Any advice/experiences would be appreciated.

You're running an x64 operating system right?

You're an idiot.

Windows 8 is as good, if not better than windows 7 in terms of its UI.

I find it surprising that taking some simple steps to restore the Start Menu as you liked it in Win 7 is so hard for you guys.

Windows 8 has a lot of changes under the hood that makes it faster and more stable (one reason why this was done was to provide a version of Windows that would be as responsive as a tablet OS). Win 7 is great and all, but Win 8 x64 can do everything the previous operating system can.. all of the legacy support is built in.

What Windows 8 also did in the industry is drive computer OEMs to provide better trackpads and (usable) touchscreens on laptops. The trackpad on my Thinkpad can do multi-finger gestures like my MacBook (it's almost as decent). It actually makes me not miss my MacBook at all..

I also like the new Start screen. It's like the old Start Menu, but everything is much bigger.. and like in Mac OS you can just start typing a couple of letters and it will find the program you need. You can also try Windows Key + X to bring up a helpful menu of things that were previously on the right-hand side of the Start Menu.

Why the need to take any steps when you can just have Win7?